- 而(beard; whiskers (pictographic))
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
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lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)(inherited)
Draining a lake to catch fish is not a viable approach.
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs(inherited)
Draining the swamp to catch fish, in the end there will be nothing left.
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)(inherited)
Draining a lake to catch fish is not a viable approach.
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs(inherited)
Draining the swamp to catch fish, in the end there will be nothing left.
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
A drooping beard drawn downward became the connective word meaning "and, but, moreover" in sentences.
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
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